Pa. GOP Cite Lawsuit To Block State Senator s Swearing-In By By
Matthew Santoni Law360 (January 5, 2021, 6:22 PM EST) Republicans in Pennsylvania s state Senate temporarily evicted the lieutenant governor and refused to seat a Democrat from a suburban Pittsburgh district during the Legislature s first session of the year Tuesday because his opponent was still pursuing a federal lawsuit challenging his 69-vote win.
After a party-line vote in the Republican-majority Senate removed Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman from presiding over Tuesday s swearing-in ceremonies, Senate President Pro Tem Jake Corman ordered that incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster be excluded from the reading of official votes and the swearing-in because his opponent, Nicole Ziccarelli, had a pending federal lawsuit challenging state court rulings that allowed the counting of ballots whose outer envelopes lacked handwritten dates or addresses.
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As Congress and the Trump administration continue to fail in negotiations to enact a COVID-19 assistance package, the recent example of bi-partisan cooperation in Pennsylvania could be an instructive example for our national leaders to follow.
Faced with a nearly $5 billion budget hole, Republicans and Democrats negotiated effectively with Gov. Tom Wolf and passed a remaining fiscal year budget with minimal damage to existing state programs.
By using a combination of federal CARES Act funding and Rainy-Day Funds, leaders were able to come together to keep the Commonwealth moving ahead. Compare Pennsylvania’s example to the endless drama and stubbornness in Washington, D.C., where conversations started in late summer but continue failing to achieve anything resembling a consensus.